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Chapter 601 Huo Village Miraculously Leads (1)

Arsenal's ball control is still excellent, they still occupy the initiative on the field, but because of the injury of an experienced central defender and main goalkeeper, their defense is not as stable as the front, and the players' psychology has fluctuated to a certain extent .

After Hoffenheim adapted to the opponent's rhythm, Arshavin gradually separated from the defense. He returned to the position a little behind the front midfielder to echo Ruud van Nistelrooy, connecting the front and back courts. Although he was a little thin alone, the Czar's His personal ability is very strong, and Arsenal players dare not take him lightly.

When Gala was there, Van Nistelrooy was unable to display all his abilities under the attack of him and Toure. After Galla was off the field, Toure and Jolu did not cooperate so tacitly, and Jolu's personal ability was far from perfect. It is not as good as Gallas, and it will be difficult to control Ruud van Nistelrooy. The king of the small penalty area has a strong body, excellent skills, and extremely rich experience.He alone can pose a threat to Arsenal's defense.He formed a tacit cooperation with Arshavin after receiving a long pass from the backcourt. Arsenal's two defensive midfielders, Diaby and Song, did not dare to insert assists as casually as they did in the opening game.

In the last few minutes of the first half, Arsenal's morale was frustrated due to the injury of two main players, and they did not launch a more violent attack. Hoffenheim just took a breath and did not dare to provoke easily. The game was played at a relatively calm pace. in the past.

When the Hoffenheim players walked off the pitch, there was warm applause from the stands. The fans rarely saw a game without a goal in the first half, but they were very satisfied with the performance of the players. From before the first half Judging from the performance of more than ten minutes, Hoffenheim was basically destined to be slaughtered, but now they actually blocked Arsenal's attack, did not allow the opponent to score, and injured the opponent's two main players. What can the fans do? request it.

Back in the locker room, Rangnick applauded the players, "You played very well. I am very satisfied with this score and performance. We underestimated the opponent's strength before the game. The opponent's style of play is something we have never touched. However, I think after going through this game, whether we can advance or not, we can all get a good improvement."

Most of the players in the locker room were terrified of being beaten by Arsenal in the first half, and they lacked confidence in advancing. They deeply agreed with Lannick's words, and felt that such a result was already very good.

But Li Huan said calmly from the side: "I don't think we have no chance. Isn't there a lot of middle and lower teams in the Premier League that have beaten Arsenal?"

Everyone's eyes turned to Li Huan, and Arshavin said, "Arsenal's emphasis on this game cannot be compared with that of the league."

Obasi said: "We have too few people who can invest in the offense. If we don't improve the offensive efficiency, it will be too difficult to score."

Van Nistelrooy stood by Li Huan's side and said: "When I was at Manchester United, I often played against Arsenal. This team's skills are the best in the Premier League, but they have not been able to win the championship these years, not because they can't beat them. Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea are strong teams, but they can't break through the dense defense of the middle and lower teams. Didn't they have nothing to do with us in the first half? In the two knockout rounds, 0:0 at home is also a good score .”

Rangnick smiled and said: "Fanny is right. Zero to zero at home is also a very good score. This is a 180-minute game. If we can keep a clean sheet at home, then we will feel better at Arsenal under our own supervision. There is a lot of pressure, we score one goal and they have to score two goals. We must continue to defend in the second half, it is better to score goals, it is okay not to score goals, the important thing is not to let Arsenal score goals."

Next, Rangnick laid out the tactics for the second half in detail. The man-marking tactics for the first half were improvised and not rigorous. They mainly relied on the superiority in numbers. Targeted adjustments must be made, and it will definitely not work for Hoffenheim to defend like the first half.

After 15 minutes of intermission, Arsenal came out of the dressing room first, they were not satisfied with the score in the first half, when they came from London, their goal was to win this game, worst It is also necessary to get a tie with goals so that they can take the initiative at home.There are only 45 minutes left and they have to work hard.

After the game restarted, Arsenal did not change their style of play, but the frontcourt personnel Nasri, Walcott, and Fabregas frequently exchanged positions in the left, right, center, and three lanes, trying to disrupt Hoffenheim's people. Man-to-man defense, but Rangnick had already considered this during the halftime break. Hoffenheim's players adopted a combination of zone and man-to-man defense. The defensive area is posted to mark the man.

Arsenal's pass and cut coordination is very fast, but their ability to cooperate in a small space is still not comparable to that of Barcelona. They were greatly hindered by Hoffenheim's man-to-man defense and fouls. After reaching the midfield, Arsenal's defensive midfielder did not dare to press easily, and the only way to break the deadlock was to rely on the offensive players in the frontcourt.

Walcott was flanked by Weiss and Iberzberg on the left, and his breakthrough was hindered. He switched to Hoffenheim's right to fight against Li Huan. Fabregas also came to help. The two wanted to Forming a breakthrough from Li Huan's right flank is one of Wenger's tactics in the midfield. Wenger believes that Walcott's speed is enough to pose a threat to Li Huan.

Walcott's speed is about 10 seconds to 10 seconds 3, and the offensive players take the initiative, which can indeed pose a great threat to Li Huan, but now Hoffenheim is adopting intensive defense, and Li Huan is near the penalty area. It is basically impossible for Walcott to break through Li Huan in such a short distance.

Fabregas moved right to Li Huan's side, and Obasi immediately followed. Now he basically has no offensive tasks, and has been assisting Li Huan in the backcourt. Nigerians are hardworking in both offense and defense. Fabregas Si is recovering from a serious illness, and his state has not fully recovered. It is difficult to get rid of Obasi's defense.

Walcott was very confident at first, and wanted to hit Li Huan with a time difference. He felt that with his own speed, how could he not be able to get rid of Li Huan if he started first.

Walcott took the ball on the edge of the penalty area and made a fake move, and immediately dribbled the ball towards the baseline. Li Huan's reaction was not slow. Walcott started first, and he immediately followed. The difference between the two was only half a difference. to a position.

With the speed of two people, the bottom line was reached in a blink of an eye. Walcott wanted to make a pass, but Li Huan followed very closely on the inside line. There was only a gap of one body. Walcott couldn't guarantee that the pass would not be intercepted by Li Huan. But even though he tried his best, he couldn't throw Li Huan farther. Seeing that the bottom line had been reached, Walcott could only barely make a cross.

Walcott only has two choices: crossing and emergency stop. Walcott slowed down a little before kicking, and Li Huan was ready immediately. Walcott passed the ball, and Li Huan also kicked. Interception, the ball hit Li Huan's leg and bounced off the baseline.

Fabregas' corner tried to find Nasri in the back, but Simunić headed the ball over the baseline.

Arsenal once again sent a corner kick and was headed by Diaby, but Diaby's header was very reluctant in the crowd. The ball flew high above his head and was caught by goalkeeper Hildebrand. .

After Hildebrand received the ball, he passed it to the frontcourt to find Van Nistelrooy. Although Van Nistelrooy only had one point in the frontcourt, as long as Van Nistelrooy had a chance to get it, it could become a threat.

However, Hildebrand's footwork cannot be compared with that of Li Huan. His ball went directly to the opponent's goalkeeper, and Fabianski immediately handed the ball to Diaby after receiving the ball.

Diaby may have been criticized by Wenger in the dressing room, this time he didn't dribble the ball and passed it directly to Fabregas, who saw Li Huan leave at kick-off Near the penalty area, and Walcott just got a corner kick from Li Huan's side, and immediately gave the ball to Walcott again, and continued to attack on the right.

Walcott sprinted to the bottom line with the ball again, Li Huan got stuck on the inside line and followed closely, Walcott wanted to use the change of rhythm to shake Li Huan away, but Li Huan's ability to control his body was by no means inferior to him, Walcott Te can't get rid of it anyway.The speed of Fabregas and Obasi is far inferior to the two speed madmen, so they can only hang behind and watch.

During the running, Li Huan made full use of his physical advantages and kept hitting Walcott with his shoulder. Walcott was not yet 20 years old and his body was relatively thin. After being hit by Li Huan twice in a row, he died Unable to stand still, when Li Huan shouldered Walcott one more time, Walcott was knocked away from his own runway and lost control of the ball. Li Huan squeezed him into his position. The ball is snatched.

This was the first time that Walcott was forcibly intercepted while dribbling the ball at full speed. Seeing Li Huan trying to protect the ball from the baseline with his body, he became angry and pushed Li Huan to the ground from behind.

Hoffenheim got another free kick near the baseline, and Li Huan waved his hands to signal his teammates to press forward, but when the Arsenal players followed Hoffenheim's players back, Li Huan suddenly ran forward and threw the serve The right was handed over to Simunić, and Simunić passed the ball knowingly to Li Huan. Li Huan quickly dribbled the ball along the sidewalk towards Arsenal's half.

Walcott is Arsenal's first line of defense. When he saw Li Huan rushing towards him, he didn't join up with the defensive players in the backcourt. Instead, he wanted to put Li Huan down directly.

However, Li Huan has a lot of experience. How could he get entangled with Walcott here? He knocked the ball back and continued to run forward. He believed that the teammates behind him would give him another ball. .

(End of this chapter)